HOB/56/0494/MC Accession Number: HOB/56/0494/MC

Description

Acting Platoon commander, 2/10544 Sergeant (Sgt) Stan Catterall, of Richmond, Vic (left) and Section leader, 1/2968 Corporal (Cpl) Don Woods, of Grenfell, NSW (right), both of D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), consult a map as they work out the next leg of their eight day ambush patrol. Both men are dripping with perspiration as they endure the jungle heat. Sgt Catterall served in Korea as a Cpl with 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) from 1952-1953. Cpl Woods was later promoted to Sergeant and also served with 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) in Malaya. He also served in Korea with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) from 1953-1954.

Details

Accession Number
HOB/56/0494/MC
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1956
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession HOB/56/0494/MC

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